abusin - 3-23-2006 at 07:03 AM
I have been visiting your forum, or shall I say got hooked since my first visit yesterday, and wow at last people who share my passion for the father
of musical instruments the great Oud ( in my opinion!)
I consider myself a learner even though I first started playing in 1995, but never trained enugh! due to work and study! but planing to revive and put
more effort into my learning.
I'm origionally from the Sudan in Africa, our music style is based on the pentatonic tones ( khumasi),
I have two Oud's one 14 year old Egyptian, and an 8 years old Syrian..
wish you all the best, and hope to be part of your community.
Best regards to all
Marina - 3-23-2006 at 07:11 AM
Can you tell some more abou khumasi? 
kasos - 3-23-2006 at 07:13 AM
Welcome to the site. I'd love to hear more about Sudanese music. Are you in a position to put up any sound clips?
All the best, Mark
hassan - 4-24-2006 at 02:46 PM
Hello Abusin,
I like so much sudanese songs. Could you tel as about the traditional songs and rythms in Sudan?
Best
hassan
John Erlich - 4-24-2006 at 06:02 PM
All,
While we wait for Abusin to post his sound clips, here are two of my favorite Sudanese CDs with oud, with samples available:
Hamza El Din: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000000EIE/103-4277029-0699024?v=g...
Mustafa Al Sunni: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000IXIL/103-4277029-0699024?v=g...
And a well-known one I don't own a copy of, Abdel Gadir Salim: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JQH9/qid=1145929993/sr=2-1/r...
African-American blues music is also based on pentatonic scales. An article claiming that Muslim culture had a strong influence on the blues was
published in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2004: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/15/INGMC85... A
Cheers,
Udi John (another former jazz guitarist)
John Erlich - 4-24-2006 at 06:05 PM
Crud!
Let me try to post the last 2 links again:
Abdel Gadir Salim: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JQH9/qid=1145929993/sr=2-1/r...
Muslim Roots of the Blues: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/15/INGMC85...
Greg - 4-24-2006 at 07:00 PM
John,
I fixed 'em for you.
With long URLs it is best to put the following codes before and after ....... {url} and {/url} with this "[" type of bracket, rather than this "{"
type. (sorry couldn't get it to display without this roundabout method)
Thanks for the links. I was particularly interested in the second one about "Muslim roots of the blues."
Regards,
Greg
amtaha - 4-25-2006 at 04:56 PM
I was just thinking the other day about what would an oudish improvisation on a pentatonic scale would sound like ... And how, if possible, would a
modulation or transition to and from other scales would sound like ...
Do these CDs have stuff like that .. ? Did any show or try something like this before .. ?
abusin - 5-31-2006 at 05:47 AM
Hi all,
Sorry I've been away for a while and missed out on this, please accept my apology,
My sincere thanks and appreciation go to John and Greg for coming to the rescue, thanks guys
I will soon be able to fetch you more Sudanese music files. ( woudn't be my own I'm afraid as I am still trying to find my steps in the oud world ) I
love it and just wasn't free and didn't give it a 100% approach which it has been everyones advice to me. But I will or have been trying latley.
Love and respect to all, especially Mike for giving us this opportunity to exchange our passion to the 3ood,
Many thanks to all,
Awad
michoud - 6-5-2006 at 06:51 AM
Hi all!
I really love sudan music:hamza el din,abdel gadir and mustafa al sunni, and i like very much Wafir Sheik who lives in Madrid ("Nilo Azul" was the
last Cd)
Anybody have the "umri ma bansa" score of abdel gadir salim?
Thanks!
Salud!
pentatonic scales on oud
will_oud - 6-5-2006 at 03:02 PM
Waw! Glad this topic has been brought up again. I'm a blues guitarest myself, and I also play the pentatonic scales, which are the primary elements of
blues, on the oud. When I play a basic 1/4/5 blues progression, I usually just have the oud playing a sort of bass line under the vocals. Transitions
are simple. What I do is slide between the 4 and the five. If you guys are interested, I'll play a small sample of some blues on oud.
William F. Sparks
michoud - 6-5-2006 at 04:52 PM
Hey william!!!
I play in a blues band!!! I play electric guitar and tenor banjo in this band.
The first i plyed with the oud was blues, mississippi blues,waw!!the sound is incredible!!
abusin - 6-6-2006 at 03:45 AM
Hi michoud,
Thanks for sharing the love for the Sudanese music, I would have loved to send you the Abd Elgadir Salim music but unfortunatley one of my friends had
it and he is away now, as for Mustafa you can find his CD can be found via John Erlich above and Abd Elgadir,
Wafir is a very good oud player too, I'd love get his CD send me a link to where I can get one please
And yes please Will_oud and michoud can we hear some oud blues please?
all the best to all,
Awad
abusin - 6-6-2006 at 03:47 AM
sorry michoud meant to say John Elrich link above!
thanks
michoud - 6-6-2006 at 08:11 PM
Thanks abusin!!!
My computer is dying...but i will try to upload one mp3
Salud!!!
Oud blues
will_oud - 6-7-2006 at 04:57 AM
I'll have a recording of some oud blues when I get my sound recorder set up later today.
William F. Sparks
abusin - 6-7-2006 at 05:38 AM
Thanks guys, can't wait to hear those tunes
best regards
Awad